This event is part of our public + programming
From April 20 to 24, the Au-delà du visuel team will take up residence in the Wayfinders: au gré des sens exhibition as part of a research-creation residency. Each day, the artists will focus on one or more selected artworks with the goal of making them accessible to people with visual impairments through short performances. Using words, movement, and music, the artists will seek to convey the rhythms of an artwork, its textures, composition, narrative, and the emotions and sensations it evokes in them. Throughout the week, the public will be able to observe the artists’ research work as they inhabit the gallery space.
On Friday, April 24, Au-delà du visuel will invite six blind participants to experience the various performances and then engage in a discussion. This presentation is open to everyone. Sighted participants who wish to take part will be invited to wear a blindfold. With the participation of: Audrey-Anne Bouchard, Laurie-Anne Langis, Marc-André Lapointe, and Vytautas Bucionis Jr.
ABOUT+
A performing artist with a visual impairment, Audrey-Anne Bouchard began the research project Au-delà du visuel in 2016 to explore ways of communicating dance and theater to blind audiences. Since then, the Au-delà du visuel team (Laurie-Anne Langis, Marc-André Lapointe, Marijoe Foucher, Sarah Gagné) has been developing a new form of immersive performance that does not rely on the audience’s sight, but instead engages their other senses. Their works, first presented at Montréal, arts interculturels (MAI), including Camille (2019) and Fragments: celle qui m’habitait déjà (2025), have been widely acclaimed by both audiences and critics. Beyond performances, Au-delà du visuel also offers workshops and contributes to the development of accessibility practices across various projects. With Résonances, the team explores the potential of their multisensory performative language to make visual artworks accessible to blind audiences.